Maybin swaps spot with Headley on D.L.

San Diego Padres' Eric Stults, second from right, is congratulated by Cameron Maybin, left, and Alexi Amarista, second from left, after hitting a three-run home run as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis looks on during the second inning of their baseball game, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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San Diego Padres' Eric Stults, second from right, is congratulated by Cameron Maybin, left, and Alexi Amarista, second from left, after hitting a three-run home run as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis looks on during the second inning of their baseball game, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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LOS ANGELES  Every roster move in baseball is matched by an opposing move.

To activate Chase Headley from the disabled list Wednesday, the Padres had to create a spot on the roster. That spot opened up when center fielder Cameron Maybin was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right wrist.

Maybin’s injury might be more serious than it appears.

“There’s a chance it could be more than a couple of weeks,” Padres manager Bud Black said Wednesday. “X-rays show some bone bruising. His wrist is extremely sore. I don’t know if it’s structural.”

Maybin returned to San Diego Wednesday to be examined by Padres hand specialist Dr. Lorenzo Pacelli at Scripps Clinic. Black said Maybin could get an injection and have the wrist placed in a splint.

Black said Maybin injured the wrist Monday while making an awkward first-inning catch in center. He was in the original starting lineup Tuesday, but was removed after batting practice.

“Cameron took some swings in the cage and knew the pain he was feeling was not going to let it happen,” said Black.

Maybin has had problems with his wrist since his first season with the Padres in 2011. But he has never been forced to the disabled list due to the wrist. Maybin also missed time during spring training due to the sore wrist and Black said it has been an off-and-on issue since the start of the season.

Maybin is off to an .091 (3-for-33) start this season. Prior to going 1-for-3 Monday, Maybin had been out of the lineup for two days while working on his swing with hitting coaches Phil Plantier and Alonzo Powell.

In Maybin’s absence, Black said the Padres would use Will Venable, Chris Denorfia and Alexi Amarista in center.

Because Carlos Quentin is suspended, the Padres are playing a man short with a 24-man roster until the left fielder returns next Tuesday.

Solid at the top

Going into Wednesday night’s game, the Padres’ lead-off combination of Denorfia and Everth Cabrera were hitting .321 with a .406 on-base percentage and nine runs scored.

Denorfia was hitting .313 (5-for-16) while leading off games while Cabrera was batting .325 (13-for-40). Denorfia has drawn two walks while leading off for a .389 on-base percentage while Cabrera has six walks for a .413 on-base percentage.

Last season, the batters at the top of the Padres order hit .264 with a .329 on-base percentage.

High on Dodger Stadium

Jason Marquis’s run of success against the Dodgers continued Tuesday night. He is 7-4 lifetime against the Dodgers with a 2.53 earned run average in 17 games (16 starts). The ERA is his second-lowest against any team (1.77 ERA against Seattle being the lowest).

He is 5-3 during his career at Dodger Stadium with a 2.43 ERA.

“I like the mound here,” explained Marquis. “I like the atmosphere here.”

Spreading the wealth

First baseman Yonder Alonso turned a small endorsement deal with Beats headphones into a bonus for his teammates. He purchased the top-line $300 models of the headphones for the entire team.